What is "bommen"

Bommen is a village in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1348 as Boumen. Bommer Weiher is located north of the village.

Bommen is located in the former municipality Alterswilen. In 1996 Alterswilen municipality merged with its neighbor to form a new and larger municipality Kemmental.

Bommen is an islet west of Langåra in Tiholmane, part of Thousand Islands, an archipelago south of Edgeøya. At low water it is connected with Langåra, creating a bar that partially blocks access to Tofamnhamna (Two Fathoms Bay), the anchorage within Langåra, Kalvøya, Lurøya, Sperra, Bommen and Spunset.